A Plan For Diamond Dogs

I appeared nervously in the door way, shaking from the adrenaline rush I got, after being chased by 50 other people. I shivered again as I tentatively knocked on the door. The red gem was cutting into my side, making it hurt. A tan human I'd come to know as Spot let me in. Spot and I were far from friends.

Friends isn't a thing that happens here. So, we were far from acquaintances. In fact, I wanted to be Rover's right hand man, since he's the leader of the pack. There were tryouts, and I knew he was going to point at me and say yes, but Spot pushed me out of the way and he ended up saying yes to Spot.

Which is why were enemies now.

And it's horrible to be enemies with the leader's right hand man.

"Oh, Bruce, please, sit down." The only chairs in the room occupied Fido, Rover, and Spot. "I don't have a chair."

"SIT DOWN!" Spot yelled. I was so startled, I sat down on the floor. "That's better." Spot finished.

Rover looked at Spot and Fido. Rover didn't think it was necessary to have two right hand mans, so Fido was his left-hand man, his brawn, if you will. "Get out." Rover said, staring straight ahead. I was confused, why would he call me down here just to have me leave?

But I stood up anyways.

"Not you, you idiot!" Rover catechized me. I quickly sat back down again.

The two other people on his right and left side got up and left. Fido closed the door behind him, so Rover and I had complete privacy. It was silent for a while, and I broke into a sweat.

"Do you know why I called you down here?" Rover asked me. I shook my head, not daring to say another word. "Because your not putting in as much effort as I'd like you too."

"W-what do you mean?" I ask, curiosity getting the best of me.

"I mean, you don't like your life in here, don't you? You think this life is boring."

"Uhh..." How did he know that? He wasn't there when Wags and I were talking, right? Maybe he was camouflaged...

"Bruce, face it. You and I both know that you don't like your life down here."

"I...Yeah...But, it's not like it's a bad thing, I just, maybe I could have a couple days off?" I suggested.

"Days off?" Rover shifted in his chair, making me, who was scared half to death, lean back a bit, throwing my self off-balance and winding up on my back.

"Y-yeah. Days off." I said from my position on the floor. I immediately scurried back to a sitting position.

"Oh, Bruce. Here's the thing. We can't trust anyone who thinks life is..." he waved his hand in the air. "...Boring here..." He finished. "So, I'm going to have to let you go."

"Let me go?"

"Your fired."

I gulped. I've had many sessions like this with Rover, and I always won him over by giving him a gem of some sort, but, I don't have one...something jabbed me in the side. I reached inside my vest and pulled out the gem from earlier.

"Would you let me stay longer if I gave you this?" I asked, holding up the huge fire ruby. Rover's eyes sparkled, and for a second, I thought he would take the bait. But, just as soon as the sparkle was there, it vanished with a shake of his head.

"No, Bruce. Bribes won't work this time." On cue, Spot came in and grabbed me by the arm, dragging me out of the office. But, I still had a question left. I grabbed onto the wall with all of my strength.

"Wait! Where wills I go? Where will I sleep? Where will I live?" Okay, make that three questions.

Rover chuckled slightly and gestured towards Spot, who was trying to pull me off the wall. "Spot will show you. We have a special place for quitters like you."

As soon as I opened my mouth to ask, Spot yanked me off, and Fido slammed the door in my face.